Bud Carlson Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

Business and Financial consultant with expertise in entrepreneurial startups, financial structuring, turnaround, strategic planning, various accounting systems, performance evaluation systems and other CFO responsibilities. Several multi-year contract CFO tenures have been, and continue to be, assisting: New York - International shoe manufacturer, designer and retail/wholesaler.Portland, OR - Health/Fitness ClubPortland, ME - Starch production facilityPhiladelphia - Regional Shakespeare TheatreNortheast - Heavy Industrial Electrical ContractorAlong with these and other continuing engagements, current emphasis in St. Louis is assisting in the growth of economic enterprise in the most under-served areas of St. Louis City/County, with the objective of achieving measurable wealth building for its citizens.

Greater St. Louis

Providing CFO assistance to businesses who receive funding through various programs administered by Justine Petersen, a leading firm in fostering wealth building through home ownership, successful business financing, access to education and personal financial growth.

Maine, United States

Provided conventional and government assisted loans, financial and systems analysis and commercial bank placement. Assisted hundreds of small businesses in accessing over a half billion dollars of commercial financing to expand or stabilize their operations while adding thousands of jobs throughout the state.

Portland, Maine Area

Wholesale distributor of specialty bakery products, covering all of Maine and eastern New Hampshire. Serviced school districts and summer camps along with technical support to Associated Grocers and IGA stores of Maine. Successfully marketed this business to a major food and paper distributor in Massachusetts

Portland, Maine Area

Senior Manager of Audit Department

Eolia, Missouri, United States

Cleared 100 acres. From an initial purchase of 13 sows, developed a 150 sow herd and 5 lucky boars, built 30 individual farrowing units, one confinement nursery building, one confinement finishing building, lagoon with effluent sprinkler system and one 50 ft Harvestore with automatic feeding to both buildings. Shipped 2,500 hogs yearly to Union Stockyards in E. St Louis. Successfully sold the entire operation and sow herd when hog prices were at historically high levels.

Bs/Ba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon

Bs/Ba, Accounting, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: In one year, took all accounting courses, sufficient for a separate BS/BA Accounting degree. Member of Alpha Chi.

Education record